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“From Press to Home Within the Hour” The . Star's carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is' delivered to ‘Washington homes Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 Entered as_ seco post office, Wa: CONGRESS OPENS TS TIST SESSION FACINGBIGISSUES House Re-elects Longworth as Speaker—Senate Al- ready Organized. —_— FARM AND TARIFF BILLS DOMINANT LEGISLATION No. 31,030 President’s Message, to Be Read in Both Houses Tomorrow, Will Define Program. Farm Relief Bill Made No. 1 on List Of House Measures By the Associated Pres. The first day's business of the special session of Congress lasted two hours. Meeting at noon, the Senate adjourned at 12:15 p.m. and the House adjourned at 2 m. i The farm relief bill, which was introduced today into the House and given the No. “1,” was held up by the parliamentarian, Lewis Deschler, and was not referred to the House agriculture committee because the House adjourned without organizing the commit- tee. The farm relief measure, un- der the present tentative .plan, will be referred to the agriculture committee when it is organized tomorrow. The committee is ex- pected to act in time for the House to begin consideration of the measure Wednesday. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN, The Seventy-first Congress, burdened | with the task of aiding the American farmer and the American manufacturer, met at noon today. The opening session of both Houses ; Supreme Court of the District of Co- ‘were largely routine. The House nve! its time to organization, swearing in all | its members and electing a Speaker | and otner officers, already determined upon. Speaker Nicholas Longworth was re-elected by the huge Republican majority over the Democratic candidate, ! Representative John Garner of Texas. ‘The Senate completed its organization | during the special session of that body | immediately after the opening of the ! present administration, and was re-dy[ for business when {, assembled today. The leaders, however, planned to do little until the farm bill is ready, which | may not be until the end of the week or the first of next. Vice President Curtis pounded the_gession to its open- ing exactly at noon. : President Hoover'’s first message to Congress is to be transmitted tomorrow by messenger, and will be read in both houses, Its details have been closely guarded, but it is generally understood that it will deal with but two subjects, | farm relief and tariff revision. As the session opened, all kinds of guesses were advanced as to when it woyld end, ranging from July to Sep- tember. It has been the announced . n leaders, fol- Bovins the. Tecommendstions ot _the President, to confine the legislative pro- El;lfl'l_ principally to farm legislation and Tiff. Tariff Linked to Farm Aid. The revision of the tariff is considered an important part of the program of farm relief. The leaders have de- termined that the tariff revision must go further than the agricultural sched- | ule, however, and grant relief to other American producers whe need such relief. There will be strong opposition, | however, on the part of the President, backed up by the Republican leaders in | Congress, to any general advance in all the tariff duties. ‘While the House committee of agri- culture has framed a farm relief bill which in the main follows the lines supported by President Hoover, the Sen- ate committee so far has been unable to complete work on its bill. Senator George Norris of Nebraska, Republican Progressive and a supporter of Smith in the ,presidentlal race last Fall, threw a monkey wrench into the proceedings of the committee last week, when he proposed that the export debenture plan, supported by the National Grange 48 a means of helping the American farmer, be included in the McNary bill, which was before the committee for consideration. Message to Discuss Issue. The President’s recommendations with regard to farm relief and tariff revision will before the Congress within 24 holrs, however, and what he says in his message may have a | ¢ definite effect upon the final draft of the farm bill by the Senate mmmlnu The ways and means committee ably wil have the tariff bill submit to the House by the end of \‘.hls week or the first of next. The however, calls for completion of the farm bill befcre the tariff measure taken up. Three other measures at least are likely to come before the Congress for consideration. They ‘are the census bill, ; House (which passed session, but was Senate) and ablll to repeal or postpone | the national origins clause of the immi- | gration law. Want Limited: Program. Efforts will be made to bring other measures.up for consideration, but the Republican TS are to any- being up wi h not in the nature o rmm‘ $340,026,523 04, ‘Mm £ N | ceptions the remainder of the names to | justice i | health. nd class matte; shing D. C. ILOG OF SOUT |TELLS OF CREW’S TORTURE Four Flyers on Verge of Starvation Make Frantic Efforts to Attract Rescue ‘The story of the mishaj reat plane which made the first succes H A 1d, navigator. and T. H they reached J“ am, Western Austral forced down and for 13 deys endured al; verze of death from starvation. Capt. Tadle the ‘elorts bem their terrible sufferings the crew kept u jJesords of their hardsi v to, the stranded men for American Newspaper Alance. | with a description of the ward. Wyndham, and records the was forced te land on a mudfiat, “n entry continues: \ | putrefy. We are all tired out after The log indicates plainly that the fpur men had no premo- ’n-uon of the tortures they were to immediately rigged up a short wave wireless and heard Perth, Aus- | tralia, many miles away, notifying the Darwin radio station of “the | disappearance of the Southern Cross.” (Contined on Page 2, Column 1.) to the South - Kingstord Smith and a orew congistin Litchfle] . McWillij {empé two weeks ago to fy from Sydnes. Aust . Smith ‘made for their reseue, in the di {ance ‘sedrching for them and twice. thels frantie SiEnis proved Tuttle. Capt. Kingsford Smith's only authorized story of the fiight of the Southern ‘Cross. Written exclusively for The Star and the North American Newspeper Alliance. SYDNEY, Australia, April 15.—The log of the unfortunate flight of the Southern Cross, ka&t by Pilot Ulm, ick rain they discovered when looking to- ! “Smithy made a wonderful effort in landing. Southern Cross un- | damaged. Only food on board is seven sandwiches, all about to Foenin ‘WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION WASHINGTON, D. C, HERN CROSS Planes. an airplane epic. In that om_OCalifornia_to Australia Charles T. P, Olm, il san an . England. ‘Befo; nep. ey were d bush. On the n Cross is 5 fignt eir the tortures of the wil and hi ‘wice they saw plane: the los. The following article is written ips—the records were given to the frst Publication in Tha Star and the Norih begins prosaically enough | simple statement that the phne ot knowing our whereabouts.” The | 28 hours in air.” endure in the next 12 days. They HOOVER TO DEFER D.C. APPOINTMENTS Wants More Time to Study! Material—Dawes to Head | General List. President Hoover, after sending his message to the special session of Con- gress tomorrow, will almost immediately | submit a list of nominees for offices in the Federal Government, but the latter will not include his appointments to the lumbia and the vacant place on the Public Utilities Commission of the Dis- trict. The name of former Vice President ‘Charles Dawes of Illinois, who has been selected by the President for appoint- j ment to the Court of St. James in Lon- | don, will head the list. With two ex- | Le sent to the Senate tomorrow 'will he those of appointees to major positions since the Senate recessed March 4 last. | about 30 postmasters and several already | announced in the press. Aides Are on List. Prominent among the recess appoint- | ments which will be sent to the Senate are: P. J. Hurley. to be Assistant Sec- retary of War; Trubee Dlvhon w be Assistant Secretary of Wi charge of aviation;’ Ernest L. thncke to be Assistant Secretary of the Navy; D. Ingalls, to be Assistant !ecreury of the Navy, in charge of aviation, and former Senator Dixon of Montana to be_Assistant Secretary of Interior. It was said at the White House today that the President is not Yeady at this time to make any anouncements re- garding the appointment of an associate of the Supreme Court of the Dlltflcb of Columbia or a successor 10 Harrison Brand on the District Pllbl Utilitles Commission. He was Tepre ted as wanting more time to consider availabie material before mak- ing choices for these two posts. This -.lxo 15 true in the case of the assistant etaries he must appoint saortly for the State Department, the Treasury Department and the Departmen of Commerce, as well as three muun: postmasters general, and the several assistant attorneys general. It was revealed at the. White today that the President is about fof a successor to David H. jof North Carolina as commissioner of internal revenue. It was said Commis- sioner Blair is anxious to retire to pri- { vate life principally because of - poor Lucas Being Considered, ‘While there has been no intimation l! the White House as to a successor Mr. Blair, it is known that Robert H Lucas of Kentucky is among those to ‘be_considered. Mr. Lucas at present is collector of internal revenue for the Kentucky dis- trict, and is being backed for this pro- motion by-J.- Matt .Chilton, Republican national committeeman for Kentucky. Mr. Chilton has an engagement with the President this afternoon. Joseph K. Moyer, at present chair- man of the special advisory committee of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, is known to be among those being con- sldered but it is thought that his béing a Pennsylvanian, the home State of the Secretary of the . will not help Hig chances. It hu developed that the so-called Southern section is claiming this bit of patronage, and besides Kentucky, West vimnh‘ Virginia, Tennessee and North Cnolxl::ene making ‘an effort to land Nlflnnll Commit{eeman Chilton also is endeavoring to get for Kentucky the solictor generalship, made vacant by elevation of William D. umnen to t.he :tznmzy generalship. e is urging aj pomnnem of Charles L Dnlmn. & Federal district judge, for solicitor general. Porto Rico Post May Figute. While the White House was noncom- mittal as to the nature of the two new intments to be sent with the batch nominations tomorrow. it was inti- mtedunt one of these is for the va- cant place on the Board of Mediation. There was no confirmation at the White (Continued on Page 3, Colunin 3.) PARACHUTE LOWERS 2,800-POUND PLANE | Taken Up After Drop of 200. SANTA ANA, airplane, its w‘i““ t 00 frer e, mol cuf has been lowered 5,000 feet suecessfully by from the Martin"Afrport, l&mmhol. . The ute, 60 600 C.|Police Department reorganization Wil | DELAY GONFRONTS DISTRICT MEASURES Lack of D. C. Committee Pre-| cludes Possibility of Spe- |5 cial Session Action. ! | Although several District bills will be introduced in the House, there is little or no prospect of their being acted ' upon at the present session of Congress, as no District committee will be ap- pointed to which they can be referred. Representative Zihlman, chairman '". the House District committe fn the last | three Congresses, and who doubtless | will be continued as chairman when | the new Congress meets in first regular session in December, is prepared to in- troduce his 3-cent gas tax bill, carry- | ing a provision that part of the addi- | tional funds be expended for park pur- poses. Mr. Zihlman said today this measure is sponsored by the National Clpltll Park and Planning Commis- | Mpr tative Gibson of Vermont, who has been chairman of the subcommittee investigating pal administration of the Capital, reintroduce hh bfil which passed he o | | i | | i g & for a uhxtry bulld soon as he er wnxemce wlth Dlxtrla he will introduce that measure. D. C. Representation Sought. Reprnenmtlve McLeod, Republican of Michigan, is prepared to introduce four measures. One provides for a de)q‘u in Congress from the District of Colum- bia; another would abolish capital pun- ishment in the District, while & third measure would require a certificate of title for automobile owners. He Also plans to substitute a less drastic bill for the compulsory auto lability in- surance measure under which a driver who been in an mldtnt with be compelled me nnnncm responsibility before 'S permit would be reissued. Ludiow Is Sworn In. Representative Ludlow of ' Indiana, veteran wmunmm correspondent, was mm today as a Representative from and introducéd his first bill | g at the practice ‘of using llm! "bll"' vending machines, which he said “is & species of thievery which is causing a great deal of complaint Im ‘ht District and other sections of ""i country. His bill ‘seeks to amend the aet of March 4, 1909, which prohibits the making and issuing of tokens in simil- itude of coins. CITY OF CHICAGO ACTS IN LAKE DIVERSION CASES Motion Proposes That It Be Al- " lowed to Intervene as Defendant, By the Associated Press. The City of Chicago had prepare: today for introduction in g Court. a motion that lt be tu"ed m intervene as a defendant with the State of Tllinois and the Chicago Sanitary District h:ht.kée l’;k! diversion cases. since its in ation, in lu?mlgs only .vmm‘”w?&'x st has ' been Lake Michigan, the motion declared that the compaining Great Lakes States now were seel mmre the discharge of the * "into the lake, -will result in & “nuisance” in all the ‘waters of the port and a “m llytion” of the water supply, % said, adding that * vg ppuu tion ~ will heviubly produce mve epidemics of typhoid fever and othe water-borne disease.” EDUCATOR ENDS LIFE. Latayette Professor Boliovul to Have Been Mefitally Deranged. EASTON, Pa,, Aprfl 15 (#),—John'R. the department Crawford, head of t of Latin -mumx:nu lirbarian at La- lx;&ucoflen w:;lug:lwur‘l: here today of a wound the head. Anvolver lay on the floor. About hehulofium ;n'llen [REPLIES TO CAIIDK SOON. Stimson to Send I'm’ Alm Note Within Few nm. i MONDAY, A AIRPLANE PROVES [TS VALUE T0 BYRD INANTARGTIC GOLD Mastery of Difficulties Near South Pole Held Promis- ing New Triumphs. |LOSS OF ONE MACHINE TEACHES HIM LESSON Efforts at Keeping Engine Warm and Improving Landing Gear Show Results, BY RUSSELL OWEN. {BY Wireleas to The Star and New York | Times. | LITTLE AMERICA, Antarctica, April | 15.—The airplane has proved its value in the Antarctic. Flying has been done under most severe conditions, in cold far below zero, through snow squalls, over surfaces obscured by drift and surrounded by an indefipite horizon. Motors have shown no mechanical failures and landing gear has stood up on fields so rough that ‘at home no pilot would dream of ‘taking off on them with load. The reliability of modern air-cooled motors and the strength of modern welded steel con- structioh have been many times dem- onstrated. That the planes performed so well | u because Antarctic conditions were ticipated. It had been found that ! mecm for meeting a condition were sufficient, althoug some cases pro- tective measures have been entended and many valuable lessans have been learned, one of the most lmpomnt being that every airplane for use in this country. of violent winds. should have folded wings. Limits of Airplane Use. Airplanes can be flown, here with almleon flights of reuomble length, secured in' the open in w terri- tory of strong winds and stored for Winhl with security. Their more ex- tensive use here is unquestionable. “Aviation has definitely taken its place in exploration,” Comdr. Byrd said today. “The work dome by the tr&llnz and the dirigible in the North r rcflom is now being done suc- cessfully in the Antarctic. “It has been shown that a country accessible only by arduous and danger- uu:“elmm :y the o:d memholdx may be quickly and more thoroug lored by airplane. ilider “And when to exploration is added an accurate aerial survey with a cam- era, the old method is so immeasurably _that there seams-to be little compal except for detailed work, such as r.hll of the geologist. mllubflny of the m‘m‘mmé‘:’ arctic exploration before: this expedition mma.umsrm jections, However, were :nnd on’insufficient kniowledge of avia- Prepared for Difficulties. *The sudden winds, snowstorms and bad visibility of Antarctica were deemed i Insurmountable obstacles to any ex- tensive work. These difficulties were realized and anticipated by us. “But we have been able so far to avoid the high winds while in the air, to fly around the snowstorms and over- wm bad visibility by instrument | X :hould judge that 60 per cent of our flying has been by instruments, be- cause it has been impossible to dis- tinguish the surface or horizon at times during flights. “The results so far have exceeded our expectations, and I am more than ever vinced that in a region so in- accessible as Antarctica the airplane is the I 1 method for exploration except where local conditions make it ve. “We have flown over thousands of square miles of territory never before seen, surveyed and mapped it, and we have landed on it for a closer geo- logical examination and to fix its po- sition. ““True, we have lost one airplane, but we were pioneering, and I believe, from the experience gained, that this can be avoided by future air explorers. Greater Record Predicted. “So I think the record of this pre- liminary work speaks well for the use of the airplane im exploration and points the way to an even greater record to be written not only by us, but also by all those who will come after us. “Our three flights have been success- ful because more than a year ago, when | Floyd Bennett was alive, he began pre- paring for them.” Bennett had had the invaluable ex- rience of flying in Greenland with rd and of the Nol'th Pole flight, both gnlonear efforts in . the Arctic, and he ew the difficuities to be met len- nett would have been sécon mand of the Antarctic upedmon. md (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) LABOR SEEKS UNION OF TEXTILE WORKERS Effort to Organize North Carolina Will Be Made at Meeting Tonight, By the Associated Press. SBORO, N. C., April: 15—A concerted movement to organize textile workers of North Carolina will be un- dertaken immediately, it was announced last night by the executive cofamittee of the North Carolina Federation of Labor. An organizer, who must be s Southerner, Wil be -appointed and | headquarters selected shortly. nttheumunhn'l‘m W% of Wi pllllflt of m&m of Lal ua-m PRIL 15, 1929—FORTY- SPEED IS URGED ON ARMS EXPERTS COrfimission Hears Loudon Plead for Haste in Ar- riving at Decisions. By the Associated Press. GENEVA, April 15.—Delegates to the preparatory disarmament commission at its opening meeting today, were urged by President Loudon to hasten on with their work. | President Loudon deciared that pub- lic opinion was becoming impatient of delay, and rightly so. Pointing o a huge steel file back of him, he said he had received several thousand petitions | urging the quick progress of disarma- ment and some of them demanding convocation of an international disarm- ament conference in 1929. | BASE BALL OPENER | \Sports Editor of The Star| ‘These petitigns represented the voice, | ‘riot ‘of thousands, but of militons of peo- ple, chiefly workers, the president said, adding that reduction of armaments had been promised to all peoples and | mt the younger generations were giving | attention to the settlement of | mm by conciliation and arbitra- Ht urged the delegates to take up the Russian plan for partial disarma- ment 4&nd the German proposal for publicity, as well as the question of limitation of stocks of war material, to- gether with unsettled points in the draft convention. These unsettled points, he explained, included chemical warfare, air armaments, naval and air effectives, land armaments, naval arm- {aments nd budgetary expenditu: ‘World Air Police Suggested. President Loudon announced that he had received a letter from Clifford B. Harmon of Philadelphia, president of | the International League of Aviators, suggesting the organization of an air force to keep peace in the world. The president read a lengthy letter from Mr. Harmion. in which the latter expressed belief that the world should adopt a| pact repouncing war-from the air u 2 supplement to the Kellogg pact. mon placed himself at the dupolmon o! the commission to outline details of his project to guarantee against war from the air. m:l:fihlcflon of thehl:midtent in "g;, letter brought a strong pro from Lord Cushendun, British delegaté, | dividuals was open to grave as it would merely be an invitation to countless people who “hunger for pub- licity” to write to the league. Mr, Harmon was present, as he had come to Geneva in the hope that he might be requested to present the de- tails of his plan. As he emerged from | the meeting which adjourned until to- ' morrow morning, he refrained from any { comment on the Cushendun inciden% merely explaining that everything was going well and that he was getting many letters of support from all over the world. Incident Embarasses Loudon. President Loudon ared embar- rased at Lord Cushendun's remarks and sald he had read the letter because he believed the idea extremely interesting. A number of delegates privately. ap- proved the princi) of Lord. Cushen- dun’s protest. 1In the course of his opening address, _Pfeslden Loudon voiced pessimism as {to the probability of agreeing on the draft téxt of a disarmament treaty at the presesent session. Making paricu- lar allusion to-the great naval wers, who said that reading letters from in- | one Sebiering & general aesord unti the o acl 4 general accord un 5, uru&el:‘ ‘:rnmenu ironed ‘out their “‘Amon:‘."&l < thezudm;u tes at today’s session lelega Al . were Hugh S. Gibson, American Ambas- sador to Belgium; Count von of Soviet There m no Argentine representa- | wording tive present. U.'S, Stand Causes Speculation. Speculation as to possible American proposals was the chief occupation of ’delu;m & "Inmm % sadof dmp ln r.he meefin(, buc of cenmny. and ummuhnmm b SIX PAGES. Cabinet Is Invited To Go to Opening Game With Hoover By bhe Associated Press. President. Hoover has invited all. members of his cabinet to ac- company him tomorrow to the base ball game here of season. ‘The Chiet Mrs. | League Executive, Hoover and their guests will oc- cupy boxes along the first base line. Mr. Hoover is expected to throw out the first ball. 10 BE BROADCAST Will Depict Every Piay Over WMAL. Tomorfow's “Bise "BAN maugural be- tween Washington and Philadelphia will be broadeast by Denman Thompson, sports editor of The Star. Fans in the Capital unable fo attend the game will be kept informed of every move made by the Nationals and the Athletics. ‘Through the courtesy of the Wash- ington bail club. Station WMAL has installed special equipment in the press box at Clark Griffith Stadium and from | this vantage point listeners-in will have | all the activities relayed to them in eye- witness fashion. ‘Thompson will go on the air soon after 3 o'clock with a word picture of the preliminaries, including tossing out of the first ball by President Hoover. With the start of actual hostilities, set for 3:30, he will call each ball and strike in his detailed description of the doings on the diamond umtil the final put-out. For the period covering President Hoover’s participation in the ceremonies | stations of the Columbia Broadcasting System will be cut in on a national hook-up so that fans in distant cities may be told how the Chief Executive looks as a base ball pitcher. , Natiopals . go elphia to help the Ame“fi raise the curtain at Shibe Park, all the Nationals’ out-of-town games on week days will be broadcast over WMAL from The Star's studio, with Thompson at ! the microphone. DENIES PROTESTING 'KELLOGG TREATY Japanese Premier Says His Nation Has Not Filed Reservations to “Objectionable” Phrasing. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1020. «TOKIO, April 15.—Premier “Tanaka emphatically denied today a report.that the Japanese Ambassador at Washing- ton had ‘been ordered to approach the United States Government regarding Japanese reservations. to the Kellogg pact., covering ‘the objectionable phrase, “xn the names of their respective peo- mmur said: “Please emphasize that 1 ‘fifly deny the. report. The WORKERS ACCEPT CUT. l‘lks Md\tsfln‘ in. tA[ fln‘fi Protest. l‘\: \” WBY Yorkshire, April 15 (. on heavy ve ‘&m&‘dt as fast as the paper: s are printed. Saturday’s Circulation, 1074 Sunday’s inted Pres: MELLON PROBERS CALLED BY NORRIS Secretary May Be Summoned to Detail Property Holdings to Judiciary Group. | By the Associated Press. The Senate judiciary committee was | summoned today by Chairman Norris to meet Wednesday o consider the in- quiry ordered previously into the right | of Secretary, Mellon to continue in office. Plans for the ‘investigation will be determined at the meeting. It is the desire of some members that Mr. Mel- lon be called before the committee to detall his property holdings, The resolution of Senator McKeller, Democrat of Tennessee, ordering the inquiry, asked the judiciary committee to determine whether the Secretary was not serving in viclation of an vid statute forbidding a Secretary of Treas- ury to be intérested in trade or busi- ness. The resolution also asked for s re- port as to whether a cabinet officer may continue .in office from one ad- ministration to another without recon- sideration of his nomination by the Senate. Mr. Hoover did not send to the Senate the name of either Mr. Mellon or James J. Davis, Secretary of Labor, who continued in the Hoover cabinet as a holdover, Senator Norris has been nukln: a study of precedents during the Senate Tecess awaiting the reconvening of fti committee. It is understood there more than 10¢ precedents for the reten- tion of cabinet officers from one admijn. h“t,nmm to another without renomina- tion. FEDERAL SOLDIERS MASS AT GUAYNIAS Another Large Column Is Re-! ported in Vicinity of Culiacan. | By the Associated Press. NOGALES, April 15.—The reported | arrival of a Mexican federal army at | Guaymas, Sonora, and the presence of a large loyal column in the vicinity of Culiacan, capital of Sinaloa, were re- garded by observers here today as the | elements which may permit the Mexico City government to administer a coup de grace to the revolution. At San Blas, near the Sinaloa-Sonora border, the rebel columns of Gen. Ro- berto Cruz and Ramon Iturbe made their base recently, avowedly to start a drive ‘down the West Coast. ‘The strength of the rebel forces was not known here. The Guaymas.report, received yesterday, said that 1,200 to 2,000 loyal solditrs had disembraked there. Tt was believed that if this force were not strong enough to cope with the rebel army it could at least frustrate & retreat toward: the border, enabling the federal army at Culiacan to close in rapidly. €lash Near San Blas. Rebel headquarters - at Nogales, So- nora, announced last night. that revolu- tionary troops’ under Fausto To- pete had encountered near San driven them back six & sharp clash. No in- lyen as to casualties. "} commiand Circulation, 114,366 TWO CENTS. D A.R. CONGRESS OPENS AS LEADER SOUNDSDUTY CALL More Than 6,000 Delegates and Alternates Fill Audi- torium for Session. MRS. BROSSEAU TELLS OF SOCIETY’S PURPOSES Fostering of Deeper, More Zealous National Spirit Is Urged by President General. Another year of effort behind them, members of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, met in their thirty-eighth annual Con- tinental Congress in the Washington Auditorium today to contemplate the accomplishments of the society and stake out new flelds of effort in patriotic endeavor. More than 6,000 delegates and alter- nates, representing a membership -of 160,000 women, filled the great Audi- | torium at the opening meeting and | heard Mrs. Alfred J. Brosseau of Con- necticut, the retiring president general, sound a call for the mobilization of the ideals of American patriots for the fos- tering of a deeper, more zealous na- tional spirit. “There is not a crisis of any kind or condition threatening the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolu- tion,” she asserted. “Grave issues are confronting our country now as always since its founda- tion. Unequivocally committed to an ardent defense of home and country and loyalty to the institutions of Gov- ernment, naturally we are bound to be sympathetically and actively involved in such issues.” The address of Mrs. Brosseau fea- tured the opening meeting, a gathering made colorful through display of flow- ers and impressive through patriotic sentiments expressed by officers and responded to by the assemblage. Witcomb Sounds Assembiy. Promptly at 10 o'clock, the assembly call was sounded by Arthur S. Witcomb, second leader, the United States Ma- rine Band. It was the signal for the entrance of the pgges. More than two hundred young women, dressed in white and bearing chapter standards, marched in single file from the rear of the auditorium to the stage while Mrs. James Shera Montgomery at the organ and Mr. Witcomb pllylfl “Colum- ?n‘: J:e Gem of thch.Oan Follow. puu were the national umuu u. president generai; the general and | | | i i fourth Psalm and offered prayer. ‘The great audience rose as A page bearing the flag auppod to I pmlnent place on the stage, led by Mrs. Charles Brand, mmml :hnumm of the committee on correct use of the flag, the assemblage recited the salute to the flag. Then “The Star Spangled Banner” was sung. Page Leads in Creed Program. ‘William Tyler Page, clerk of the United States Housp of Representatives, led the assemblage in reciting “The American’s Creed,” of which he is the author. Fully 6,000 voices followed Mr. Page in reciting impressively these ‘words: “I believe in the United States of as‘a government of the peo- ple, by the people, for trl;" people; whose in a republic; a sovereign Nation of many sovereign States; a perfect Union, one and inseparable; established upon those Dflnclpl!a of freedom, ty, justice and humanity, for which American patriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes. “I therefore believe it is my duty to (Continued on Page 4, Column 7.) LOUISIANA LEGISLATORS { RETURN TO OUSTER FIGHT | Senate to Meet Tonight to Rule on Indictments Found Against Gov. Long. | BY the Associated Press. BATON ROUGE. La. April 15— | Weary groups of legislators returned to ! Baton Rouge today to continue the impeachment hearing against Gov, | Huey P. Long. The Senate will meet tonight to de- cide the constitutionality of indictments | from the House committee, voted after the special session limit, April 6. Senate rules for the trial will come up for adoption, with storm clouds ris- ing over the fixing of the vote neces- sary for sustaining or dismissing ex- ceptions taken by counsel for defense at the trial. Outstanding among the charges an- nounced by the House impeachment managers to be taken up for investiga- {tion this week is that of Gov. Long’s use of the State militia to “pillage” private property in recent gambling raids in the New Orle-m area. SEEKS CONTROL OF ROADS. Nickel Plate Submits Petition to Commerce Commission. Control of the Wheeling & Lake Erie and its subsidiary, the Lorain & West Vi ia, is asked by the Nickel Plate d in a pemlon filed with the In- terstate Commerce Commission by the es | Nickel Plate today. Control is asked through owhership *Lao. | of the majority of stock. News of D. A. R. Full reports of the D. A. R. Conventicn April 14 to 21, inclusive. Mail — Postage Pre- paid U. 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